splashdown

as in landing

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Recent Examples of splashdown Finally, on Monday, SpaceX forecasters were confident about splashdown conditions this weekend. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024 There are many things to watch for on this test flight, including the deployment of 10 satellite simulators to test the ship's payload accommodations and the performance of a beefed-up heat shield as the vehicle blazes through the atmosphere for reentry and splashdown in the Indian Ocean. Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025 For its first half-dozen flights, Ship has targeted ocean splashdowns, but SpaceX aims to test Ship's return to the launch pad on an upcoming flight. Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025 The booster, meanwhile, conducted its own splashdown in the Gulf; last month, SpaceX recovered part of its outer ring of engines. Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for splashdown

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“Splashdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splashdown. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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